2. wonder [ v ] place in doubt or express doubtful speculation;Examples: "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do""she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

Used in print:

(The Providence Journal
BR-B16. Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Nevertheless , we wonder at the stand of the A._M._A. on the health_problem confronting the aged .

(The Nation, 193: 16...)

One cannot but wonder whether these doubts about the success of Khrushchev 's agricultural policy have not at_least something to do with one of the big surprises provided by this Congress - the obsessive harping on the crimes and misdeeds of the `` anti-party group '' - Molotov , Malenkov , Kaganovich and_others - including the eighty-year-old Marshal_Voroshilov .

One cannot help wondering whether Molotov and the rest of the `` anti-party group '' are not being used as China 's whipping-boys by Khrushchev and his faithful followers .

And one cannot but wonder whether Marshal_Malinovsky , who was blowing hot and cold , exalting peace but also almost openly considering the possibility of preventive war against the West , was n't trying to keep the Chinese quiet .

(The New York Times...)

On_the_whole , however , one must wonder at just what it is that forces a beloved artist to besmirch her own reputation as time marches inexorably on .

It 's a wonder , really , to how much mendacious trouble Larkin puts himself to sell the Jerebohms that preposterous manse .

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

With these gadgets - impressive to the gullible because of their flashing light_bulbs , ticks , and buzzes - he then carries_out a vicious medical con_game , capitalizing on people 's respect for the electrical and atomic wonders of our scientific age .

( Small wonder a Spokane jury awarded the husband $ 35823 for his wife 's death . )

5. wonder [ n ] a state in which you want to learn more about something

Used in print:

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

Upon consideration of the variety of soils and fabrics normally encountered in the washing process , it is little wonder that the use of a number of detergent constituents having `` synergistic '' properties has gained widespread acceptance .